Sean Grambart, D.P.M.’01, FACFAS, accepted the position of assistant dean for academic affairs in the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) at Des Moines University. He will take on the role effective July 1. Dr. Grambart joined CPMS and
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They amassed a combined impressive 85 years of teaching and mentoring at Des Moines University, guided countless students on to careers of service and tirelessly gave their expertise, service and hard work to the institution, their colleagues, their patients and
DMU salutes its 2020 Emeriti Faculty Read More
The 2020 graduates of Des Moines University’s College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) continued the tradition of reading the Podiatric Oath together, although they did so in a way no previous CPMS graduating class has – virtually, via Zoom.
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Graduation ceremonies are a centuries-old tradition wrapped in the obligatory pomp and circumstance. However, this year’s Commencement at Des Moines University – as at other universities, colleges and high schools nationwide – took on a new format in that it
DMU graduates a new generation of health care professionals Read More
Grad stars in “My Feet Are Killing Me” Ebonie Vincent, D.P.M.’15, M.B.S., sees a wide variety of patients and conditions in her Orange County, CA, practice. One day, she’s inserting a cadaver bone into a patient’s foot to correct her
Lights, camera, podiatric medicine Read More
Despite spring break service trips being cancelled and the world coming to a near complete halt due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, DMU students did not waiver in their commitment to the community. This year 103 students, 70 of whom
DMU students devote more than 5,000 hours to community service Read More
Heather Reif Zelna and Brendon Zelna, both D.P.M.’13, practice at Coastal Foot and Ankle Specialists in St. Petersburg, FL. They completed their surgical residencies at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital just outside of Detroit.
Heather Reif Zelna, D.P.M.’13, and Brendon Zelna, D.P.M.’13 Read More
Breck Tiernan, D.P.M.’05, provides adult and pediatric foot care at Advanced Foot and Ankle Center of Joliet, part of Advanced Foot and Ankle Centers of Illinois. He opened the practice in 2007.
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Eric So, D.P.M.’15, AACFAS, was among the authors of the case report “Conversion of first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis to interpositional arthroplasty with acellular dermal matrix for first ray ulceration,” published in the May-June 2020 issue of the Journal of Foot
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Ashley Dikis, D.P.M.’12, became an associate member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS), earning the designation “AACFAS.” She is an assistant professor in DMU’s College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and a podiatric physician in DMU’s
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